Remedia Publications was founded by two experienced special education teachers who recognized a great need for special materials that would help their struggling learners develop and improve basic skills. They believed that teachers know best when it comes to creating learning material, so they assembled a team of other experienced teachers and began developing unique learning products suitable for students in both special ed. classes and regular ed. classes.
Remedia Publications was founded by two experienced special education teachers who recognized a great need for special materials that would help their struggling learners develop and improve basic skills. They believed that teachers know best when it comes to creating learning material, so they assembled a team of other experienced teachers and began developing unique learning products suitable for students in both special ed. classes and regular ed. classes.
Reading Comprehension | Science | Fiction/Nonfiction Pairing | John Muir
Supports Best Practices in Reading by Pairing Science-Based Nonfiction Stories with Fiction Stories on the Same Topic!
Each exciting and fact-filled story is accompanied by a dynamic, colorful, realistic illustration that brings the story to life and enhances the content. The nonfiction story gives a detailed, scientific explanation of the topic. The matching fiction story makes the topic relatable to everyday life.
Reading Skills
Follow-up questions and activities help build important comprehension skills and strategies shared by and unique to nonfiction and fiction stories. By reading the stories and completing the accompanying activities, students will have a much greater understanding of these two key genres of reading.
“John Muir”
The nonfiction story sets up the fiction story with interesting facts about the famous naturalist John Muir and how he helped to preserve our forests and national parks.
“Father of the Forest”
The fiction story is told from the viewpoint of an ancient tree and tells what the tree has seen throughout its lifetime.
Questions & Activities
Each story is followed by who, what, when, where, why, and how type questions.
Additional skill-specific questions for each story include: Main Idea, Locating Information, Fact or Opinion, Sequencing, Cause & Effect, Conclusion, Inference,
Summarizing, and Picture Interpretation.
Vocabulary activities include: vocabulary matching, word search, and context.
Details:
Each short story is about 350 words and is written at a 3.2 to 5.0 reading level according to the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Scale. The interest level is grades 3 and up.
Contents Include:
• 2 high-interest, illustrated, short stories
• 10 pages of questions and activities
• Glossary
• Answer Key
• 18 total pages
Reading Comprehension | Science | Fiction/Nonfiction Pairing | Camouflage
Supports Best Practices in Reading by Pairing Science-Based Nonfiction Stories with Fiction Stories on the Same Topic!
Each exciting and fact-filled story is accompanied by a dynamic, colorful, realistic illustration that brings the story to life and enhances the content. The nonfiction story gives a detailed, scientific explanation of the topic. The matching fiction story makes the topic relatable to everyday life.
Reading Skills
Follow-up questions and activities help build important comprehension skills and strategies shared by and unique to nonfiction and fiction stories. By reading the stories and completing the accompanying activities, students will have a much greater understanding of these two key genres of reading.
“Camouflage”
The nonfiction story sets up the fiction story with interesting facts the kinds of animals that use camouflage to keep from being attacked and eaten.
“The Lonely Chameleon”
The fiction story tells about the life of a chameleon and what happens when he changes his colors to either blend in or stand out.
Questions & Activities
Each story is followed by who, what, when, where, why, and how type questions.
Additional skill-specific questions for each story include: Main Idea, Locating Information, Fact or Opinion, Sequencing, Cause & Effect, Conclusion, Inference,
Summarizing, and Picture Interpretation.
Vocabulary activities include: vocabulary matching, word search, and context.
Details:
Each short story is between 330 and 375 words and is written at a 2.9 to 4.4 reading level according to the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Scale. The interest level is grades 3 and up.
Contents Include:
• 2 high-interest, illustrated, short stories
• 10 pages of questions and activities
• Glossary
• Answer Key
• 18 total pages
Reading Comprehension | Science | Fiction/Nonfiction Pairing | Volcanoes
Supports Best Practices in Reading by Pairing Science-Based Nonfiction Stories with Fiction Stories on the Same Topic!
Each exciting and fact-filled story is accompanied by a dynamic, colorful, realistic illustration that brings the story to life and enhances the content. The nonfiction story gives a detailed, scientific explanation of the topic. The matching fiction story makes the topic relatable to everyday life.
Reading Skills
Follow-up questions and activities help build important comprehension skills and strategies shared by and unique to nonfiction and fiction stories. By reading the stories and completing the accompanying activities, students will have a much greater understanding of these two key genres of reading.
“Volcanoes”
The nonfiction story sets up the fiction story by giving the dramatic facts about what happens when a volcano erupts.
“Last Day in Pompeii”
The fiction story tells about the day the ancient city of Pompeii was destroyed by a volcano through the voice of a young slave girl.
Questions & Activities
Each story is followed by who, what, when, where, why, and how type questions.
Additional skill-specific questions for each story include: Main Idea, Locating Information, Fact or Opinion, Sequencing, Cause & Effect, Conclusion, Inference,
Summarizing, and Picture Interpretation.
Vocabulary activities include: vocabulary matching, word search, and context.
Details:
Each short story is between 330 and 375 words and is written at a 2.9 to 4.4 reading level according to the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Scale. The interest level is grades 3 and up.
Contents Include:
• 2 high-interest, illustrated, short stories
• 10 pages of questions and activities
• Glossary
• Answer Key
• 18 total pages
Reading Comprehension | Science | Fiction/Nonfiction Pairing | Ecosystems
Supports Best Practices in Reading by Pairing Science-Based Nonfiction Stories with Fiction Stories on the Same Topic!
Each exciting and fact-filled story is accompanied by a dynamic, colorful, realistic illustration that brings the story to life and enhances the content. The nonfiction story gives a detailed, scientific explanation of the topic. The matching fiction story makes the topic relatable to everyday life.
Reading Skills
Follow-up questions and activities help build important comprehension skills and strategies shared by and unique to nonfiction and fiction stories. By reading the stories and completing the accompanying activities, students will have a much greater understanding of these two key genres of reading.
“Ecosystems”
The nonfiction story sets up the fiction story with interesting facts about different types of ecosystems, how they work, and the importance of keeping food webs intact.
“Everything is Connected”
The fiction story tells about a grandfather who explains the importance of maintaining food chains and food webs to his granddaughter through a story about the scarcity of a bird called the Clark’s nutcracker.
Questions & Activities
Each story is followed by who, what, when, where, why, and how type questions.
Additional skill-specific questions for each story include: Main Idea, Locating Information, Fact or Opinion, Sequencing, Cause & Effect, Conclusion, Inference,
Summarizing, and Picture Interpretation.
Vocabulary activities include: vocabulary matching, word search, and context.
Details:
Each short story is between 320 and 330 words and is written at a 3.6 to 4.8 reading level according to the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Scale. The interest level is grades 4 and up.
Contents Include:
• 2 high-interest, illustrated, short stories
• 10 pages of questions and activities
• Glossary
• Answer Key
• 18 total pages
Reading Comprehension | Science | Fiction/Nonfiction Pairing | Fossils
Supports Best Practices in Reading by Pairing Science-Based Nonfiction Stories with Fiction Stories on the Same Topic!
Each exciting and fact-filled story is accompanied by a dynamic, colorful, realistic illustration that brings the story to life and enhances the content. The nonfiction story gives a detailed, scientific explanation of the topic. The matching fiction story makes the topic relatable to everyday life.
Reading Skills
Follow-up questions and activities help build important comprehension skills and strategies shared by and unique to nonfiction and fiction stories. By reading the stories and completing the accompanying activities, students will have a much greater understanding of these two key genres of reading.
“Fossils”
The nonfiction story sets up the fiction story by answering the questions: “What is a fossil?” and “How are fossils formed?”
“Bulldozers & Bones”
The fiction story tells about an exciting fossil discovery a young boy makes while helping his dad excavate some land to build a house.
Questions & Activities
Each story is followed by who, what, when, where, why, and how type questions.
Additional skill-specific questions for each story include: Main Idea, Locating Information, Fact or Opinion, Sequencing, Cause & Effect, Conclusion, Inference,
Summarizing, and Picture Interpretation.
Vocabulary activities include: vocabulary matching, word search, and context.
Details:
Each short story is between 330 and 375 words and is written at a 2.9 to 4.4 reading level according to the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Scale. The interest level is grades 3 and up.
Contents Include:
• 2 high-interest, illustrated, short stories
• 10 pages of questions and activities
• Glossary
• Answer Key
• 18 total pages
Reading Comprehension | Science | Fiction/Nonfiction Pairing | The Night Sky
Supports Best Practices in Reading by Pairing Science-Based Nonfiction Stories with Fiction Stories on the Same Topic!
Each exciting and fact-filled story is accompanied by a dynamic, colorful, realistic illustration that brings the story to life and enhances the content. The nonfiction story gives a detailed, scientific explanation of the topic. The matching fiction story makes the topic relatable to everyday life.
Reading Skills
Follow-up questions and activities help build important comprehension skills and strategies shared by and unique to nonfiction and fiction stories. By reading the stories and completing the accompanying activities, students will have a much greater understanding of these two key genres of reading.
“The Night Sky”
This nonfiction story sets up the fiction story with interesting facts about the planets and stars we see in the night sky.
“A Little Cosmic Dust”
The fiction story tells about a young boy’s fascination with the stars and his hope to discover some “cosmic dust” that may have come from outer space!
Questions & Activities
Each story is followed by who, what, when, where, why, and how type questions.
Additional skill-specific questions for each story include: Main Idea, Locating Information, Fact or Opinion, Sequencing, Cause & Effect, Conclusion, Inference,
Summarizing, and Picture Interpretation.
Vocabulary activities include: vocabulary matching, word search, and context.
Details:
Each short story is between 340 and 350 words and is written at a 3.7 to 4.5 reading level according to the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Scale. The interest level is grades 3 and up.
Contents Include:
• 2 high-interest, illustrated, short stories
• 10 pages of questions and activities
• Glossary
• Answer Key
• 18 total pages
These high-interest, comprehensive, and easy-to-use activities focus entirely on building basic skills and cover the following subject areas: reading, writing, language, creative and critical thinking, science, social studies, and more!
Students will read 12 short stories all about weather. Each story introduces vocabulary words to know and is followed by a comprehension question.
18 Additional Activities Cover:
- counting
- context clues
- following directions
- critical thinking skills
- alphabetizing
- finding details
- vocabulary
- math word problems
- grammar
- comprehension
- map reading
- graphing
- drawing solutions
- thinking skills
- and more!
These high-interest, comprehensive, and easy-to-use activities focus entirely on building basic skills and cover the following subject areas: reading, writing, language, creative and critical thinking, science, social studies, and more!
Students will read 12 short stories all about oceans. Each story introduces vocabulary words to know and is followed by a comprehension question.
18 Additional Activities Cover:
- counting
- context clues
- following directions
- critical thinking skills
- alphabetizing
- finding details
- vocabulary
- math word problems
- grammar
- comprehension
- map reading
- graphing
- drawing solutions
- thinking skills
- and more!
These high-interest, comprehensive, and easy-to-use activities focus entirely on building basic skills and cover the following subject areas: reading, writing, language, creative and critical thinking, science, social studies, and more!
Students will read 12 short stories all about deserts and desert animals. Each story introduces vocabulary words to know and is followed by a comprehension question.
18 Additional Activities Cover:
- counting
- context clues
- following directions
- critical thinking skills
- alphabetizing
- finding details
- vocabulary
- math word problems
- grammar
- comprehension
- map reading
- graphing
- drawing solutions
- thinking skills
- and more!
A real comprehension builder! Written information, graphics, and learning activities focusing on more than 70 different animals can be found in this 24-lesson unit. Each worksheet features three creatures. Students match a written description with pictures, then answer related questions. Additional research activities are suggested.
Example:
Partridge - Panda - Pike
I am very rare. I live in the bamboo forest of southern China. I have a white, chubby body. My legs, ears, and shoulders are black. I have black patches around each eye. What is my name?”
As students learn facts about a wide variety animals, they will enhance their reading and comprehension skills. Two overall review pages are included and can be used as pre/post tests.
Give your students a clear understanding of the body systems with this comprehensive and informative bundle! The essential vocabulary pertaining to specific systems of the human body are covered in this bundle – specifically the circulation, digestion, excretion, muscular, nervous, reproduction, respiratory, and skeletal systems. As students gain a better understanding of the human body, they enhance their reading and comprehension skills.
Contents Include:
- Skills Chart
- Glossary
- Preview Pages
- Vocabulary Lists
- Informative Readings
- Fact pages
- Diagrams
- Experiments
- Crossword puzzle and word search that can be used as pre/post tests
Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 5-12
The essential vocabulary associated with weather conditions, instruments, and forecasting are covered in this unit. Students will also learn about these different kinds of clouds: nimbus, cirrus, cumulus.
The 24 lessons featured emphasize word definitions and word usage in context. Students become familiar with over 60 “weather” words by practicing basic skills in reading, comprehension, spelling, and writing.
Reinforcement activities range from completing sentences from context clues, writing sentences, identifying syllables, vowel sounds and endings, word searches, and puzzles. A separate Weather Vocabulary page is included.
The lessons in this unit are based on essential vocabulary associated with plants, including trees, flowers, fungi, and vegetables.
- From Flower to Fruit
- How Mushrooms Grow
- Which part of the vegetable do we eat?
- Seeds, Leaves, Stems, Roots
As students progress through the 27 exercises featured, they become familiar with 150 plant words by practicing basic skills in reading, comprehension, spelling, and writing.
Reinforcement activities range from completing sentences through context clues, matching words and definitions, endings, sentence writing, labeling, categorizing, and much more. A separate Plant Vocabulary page is included.
Make science class a blast with these fun, easy-to-do experiments using everyday materials found around the home or classroom! These inquiry-based science activities help students discover interesting facts about the heart, lungs, bones, muscles, senses, and the brain.
Contents Include:
- 15 Experiments Plus Extension Activities
- Glossary
- Letter to Parents
- Science Awards
Experiments Include:
- Left or Right Sided?
- Food Tasting
- Exercise & Pulse Rate
- Dancing Hairpin
- and Much More!
Enrich and reinforce reading and science instruction with this science vocabulary bundle. Each unit is designed to teach words commonly found in intermediate science programs. This is a great way to increase understanding of science concepts!
As students progress through the lessons featured, they gain practical knowledge with over 400 relevant science words by practicing basic skills in reading, comprehension, word definition, spelling, and writing. Reinforcement activities include writing definitions, categorizing, matching, answering questions, completing sentences, puzzles, and much more.
All of the materials in this bundle are sold separately on TpT. Follow the links below to read detailed descriptions for each title.
The essential vocabulary pertaining to the solar system, galaxies, and the universe, as well as vocabulary associated with space exploration are covered in this unit.
Example: The planets turn on this axis, or ___, as they travel around the sun.
As students progress through the 26 exercises featured, they gain practical knowledge about these fields of science. Simultaneously, they become familiar with 75 “space” words by practicing basic skills in reading, comprehension, word definition, spelling, and writing.
Reinforcement activities range from writing definitions, matching, completing sentences through context clues, sentence writing, identifying syllables, puzzles, and much more. A separate Space Vocabulary page is included.
The essential vocabulary pertaining to specific systems of the human body and anatomy are covered in this unit – specifically the circulation, digestion, excretion, muscular, nervous, reproduction, respiratory, and skeletal systems.
Example:
Cross out the word that does NOT belong: bladder, tendon, kidney, liver.
As students progress through the 27 lessons featured, they gain practical knowledge with 120 relevant words by practicing basic skills in reading, comprehension, word definition, spelling, and writing. Reinforcement activities include writing definitions, categorizing, matching, answering questions, completing sentences, puzzles, and much more. The separate vocabulary list makes a useful reference tool. A glossary of terms unique to each system is accompanied by an accurate diagram to enhance comprehension.
Improve reading comprehension and help students get started on the road to a life-long pattern of good exercise with these high-interest/low readability stories. Content is informative, yet simple. Activities involve using charts, graphs, glossaries, answering questions, summarizing, and more.
Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 5-12
Relevant, high-interest activities follow each reading selection and challenge students to:
- read for details
- make inferences
- find the main idea
- find facts
- summarize data
- build vocabulary
- draw conclusions
- restate information
- make decisions
Contents Include:
- High-Interest/Low Readability Stories
- Pre/Post-Test
- Word Search
- Glossary
- Answer Key
Improve reading comprehension and help students get started on the road to a life-long pattern of nutrition with these high-interest/low readability stories. Content is informative, yet simple. Activities involve using charts, graphs, glossaries, answering questions, summarizing, and more.
Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 5-12
Relevant, high-interest activities follow each reading selection and challenge students to:
- read for details
- make inferences
- find the main idea
- find facts
- summarize data
- build vocabulary
- draw conclusions
- restate information
- make decisions
Contents Include:
- High-Interest/Low Readability Stories
- Pre/Post-Test
- Word Search
- Glossary
- Answer Key
Improve reading comprehension and help students get started on the road to a life-long pattern of nutrition, exercise, and grooming with these high-interest/low readability stories. Content is informative, yet simple. Activities involve using charts, graphs, glossaries, answering questions, summarizing, and more.
Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 5-12
Relevant, high-interest activities follow each reading selection and challenge students to:
- read for details
- make inferences
- find the main idea
- find facts
- summarize data
- build vocabulary
- draw conclusions
- restate information
- make decisions
Contents Include:
- High-Interest/Low Readability Stories
- Pre/Post-Test
- Word Search
- Glossary
- Answer Key